PT-2016-2670 · Google · Android

Chiachih Wu + 4 · Published 2016-08-05 · Updated 2016-11-28 · CVE-2016-3823

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions 4.x through 4.4.3 Android versions 5.0.x through 5.0.1 Android versions 5.1.x through 5.1.0 Android versions 6.x before 2016-08-01

Description The secure-session feature in the mm-video-v4l2 venc component of the mediaserver in Android mishandles heap pointers. This issue allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application. The vulnerability can be exploited by a local attacker using a specially crafted application to elevate their privileges.

Recommendations For Android versions 4.x through 4.4.3, update to version 4.4.4 or later. For Android versions 5.0.x through 5.0.1, update to version 5.0.2 or later. For Android versions 5.1.x through 5.1.0, update to version 5.1.1 or later. For Android versions 6.x before 2016-08-01, update to a version released on or after 2016-08-01.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-02062

CVE-2016-3823

Affected Products

Android

References · 9

• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/hardware/qcom/media/+/7558d03e6498e970b761aa44fff6b2c659202d95 · Patch
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3823 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3823 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3823 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3823 · Vendor Advisory
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-02062 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3823 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92218 · Note